South Africa supremo keen to lead Saltires

Omar Henry, who earned 63 caps for Scotland, would consider returning to build on the nations notable Intercontinental Cup success. By Neil Drysdale

OMAR HENRY might have been sitting in the Taj Bengal Hotel in Kolkata on Thursday night, but his thoughts were concentrated on the future of Scottish cricket, the environment in which he shone with bat and ball from 1980 for the next decade. As the current South African convenor of selectors, Henry — who represented Scotland on 63 occasions, scoring over 1600 runs and taking 78 wickets — has endured a difficult period in the role he inherited in 2002. Which perhaps explains why he has decided to throw his hat into the ring for the Scottish coaching job.

Last week, Tony Judd, the part-time coach of Scotland, announced that he would not be applying for the newly created full-time post following his involvement in a significant victory for Craig Wright’s team at the inaugural Intercontinental Cup in Sharjah, where they demolished Canada in the final, in front of a substantial ICC